Home :: Forums :: Databases :: Reviews :: Buy TGO Gear :: Premium Memberships :: Advertising
 
 

Go Back   Tennessee Gun Owners > General Interest > Newsworthy Reports
Register Blogs FAQ Calendar Mark Forums Read

Newsworthy Reports Discussion of Firearms-related stories from the news or personal accounts. Including crime, self-defense, or other such publicity. Please include a link whenever possible.

Reply
 
LinkBack Thread Tools Display Modes
Old 07-05-2009, 11:17 AM   #41 (permalink)
Citizen
 
Fallguy's Avatar
 
 
Joined: Nov 2007
Where: Milan, TN
Age: 42
Posts: 6,033
Blog Entries: 1
 
Fallguy is a male Fallguy is a Carry Permit Holder Fallguy is a member of the NRA
Sure....let's outlaw listening to the radio, talking to a passenger or just anything except two hands on the wheel and eyes on the road, guages or mirrors while driving.

.....or how about simply using exsisting laws and penalize people who violate them regardless of what (eating, talking, texting, sleeping) caused them to go slow and impede traffic, lane drift, tailgate etc....
 
__________________
 
TGO Super Moderator

"Because when seconds count, the police are only minutes away.”

"The tree of liberty must be refreshed from time to time with the blood of patriots and tyrants." -- Thomas Jefferson



Member of Motorcycle Enthusiast, Glock Owners & Christians TGO Social Groups
Fallguy is online now  
Digg this Post!Add Post to del.icio.usBookmark Post in TechnoratiFurl this Post!Share on Facebook
Reply With Quote
Old 07-05-2009, 10:00 PM   #42 (permalink)
TGO Senior Member
 
TargetShooter84's Avatar
 
Joined: Jan 2008
Where: Knoxville, TN
Age: 25
Posts: 688
 
TargetShooter84 is a male TargetShooter84 is a Carry Permit Holder
Quote:
Originally Posted by TargetShooter84 View Post
For those that receive Car and Driver issue this month - there's an article with statistics about texting while driving compared to drinking and driving.....personally done by Car and Driver staff
Quote:
Originally Posted by Motasyco View Post
Can you give us a short summary? You know, like a book report.
Quote:
Originally Posted by 3pugguy View Post
Thanks good info! I'll see if it is online for C&D since I don't get that anymore - had too many magazines, not enough time to read them (pared it down to Popular Mechanics and Handgun Mag).
Here's what I remember -

To make a short summary, the statistics were pretty close but C & D did comparison on one younger guy, one older guy. They had red light mounted to windshield that when it came on, you needed to hit the brakes.

Younger guy did ok in drunk/text test but still had slower reaction time than he would if he did neither. He fared somewhat worse texting than drunk though.

Older guy fared much worse than the younger guy, he had 9 seconds after the light telling him to brake came on before he realized it and came to a stop while texting. Had slowest reaction time under influence also too.
 
__________________
 
"I don't have to be careful, I've got a gun." --Matt Groening (Creater of Simpsons)

"The problem with the world is that everyone is a few drinks behind." --Humphrey Bogart

"A recent police study found that you're much more likely to get shot by a fat cop if you run." --Dennis Miller
TargetShooter84 is offline  
Digg this Post!Add Post to del.icio.usBookmark Post in TechnoratiFurl this Post!Share on Facebook
Reply With Quote
Old 07-05-2009, 10:04 PM   #43 (permalink)
TGO Senior Member
 
3pugguy's Avatar
 
Joined: May 2009
Where: Clarksville, TN
Posts: 637
 
3pugguy is a male 3pugguy is a Carry Permit Holder 3pugguy is Military (Active/Retired) 3pugguy is a member of the NRA
Thanks TargetShooter84. I still think we cannot legislate common sense and as one poster wrote (I think it was Fallguy) how about they just enforce existing laws, rather than making up meaningless new ones.

Anything that distracts while driving is a danger and I think on that we all agree.
 
__________________
 
I have always thought the actions of men the best interpreters of their thoughts - John Locke.

Sam Gerard (US Marshals):
Get yourself a Glock and lose that nickel-plated sissy pistol.
3pugguy is offline  
Digg this Post!Add Post to del.icio.usBookmark Post in TechnoratiFurl this Post!Share on Facebook
Reply With Quote
Reply

Thread Tools
Display Modes

Posting Rules
You may not post new threads
You may not post replies
You may not post attachments
You may not edit your posts

BB code is On
Smilies are On
[IMG] code is On
HTML code is Off
Trackbacks are On
Pingbacks are On
Refbacks are On



Join Or Renew Your NRA Membership Here


Powered by vBulletin® Version 3.8.4
Copyright ©2000 - 2009, Jelsoft Enterprises Ltd.
©2009 - Tennessee Gun Owners (TNGunOwners.com)
Search Engine Optimization by vBSEO 3.3.2
 
All opinions expressed are those of their authors and do not necessarily represent the opinions of TNGunOwners.com.
No content may copied and used elsewhere without the express, written permission of the TNGunOwners.com ownership.
A Presentation Of The Ronin Group, LLC. All Rights Reserved.